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COVID-19: UAE confirms 254 new cases and 295 recoveries

Wednesday, 5 August 2020 14:16

By Sanooj Sherif

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The number of people recovering from COVID-19 continues to rise in the UAE.

It’s now gone up to 55,385 after another 295 patients received the all-clear.

Authorities have also confirmed 254 new cases after carrying out 43,369 additional tests across the Emirates.

Meanwhile, two more patients have died, taking the total number of fatalities to 353.

A total of 61,606 cases have been diagnosed in the UAE so far but only 5,868 of these are currently active.

تُعلن وزارة الصحة عن تسجيل 254 إصابة جديدة بـ #فيروس_كورونا_المستجد، و295 حالة شفاء، بالإضافة إلى حالتي وفاة بسبب مضاعفات المرض.

The Ministry of Health announces the register of 254 new cases of #Coronavirus, 295 recoveries and 2 death cases due to complications. pic.twitter.com/2l5a4HJxYv
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) August 5, 2020

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